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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated July 28, unearthing stories that resonate with genealogists and history enthusiasts alike.
From local happenings to global events, we'll uncover the stories that shaped the lives of our ancestors, providing valuable insights for those on a quest to discover their roots.
So, grab your magnifying glass and step into the past as we unravel the July 28 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Arlington, Vermont, USA (East Arlington)
The railroad station in this town may be compared to the parlor, the railroad to the spider and the public the fly. Once inside you can take your choice of having your legs broken through holes in the floor, provided they are not already broken by clambering over the rickety platform between the tracks, or having your head smashed by the falling of a portion of the ceiling. The freight room is too small for the business done at this station and the roof is so leaky that the water often stands... Read MORE...
The Vermont Gazette - Bennington, Vermont - July 28, 1876
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"Will you walk into my parlor said the spider to the fly..."
The railroad station in this town may be compared to the parlor, the railroad to the spider and the public the fly. Once inside you can take your choice of having your legs broken through holes in the floor, provided they are not already broken by clambering over the rickety platform between the tracks, or having your head smashed by the falling of a portion of the ceiling. The freight room is too small for the business done at this station and the roof is so leaky that the water often stands... Read MORE...
The Vermont Gazette - Bennington, Vermont - July 28, 1876
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Raymond, New Hampshire, USA
Drowned, in Raymond, on the 16th inst. Mr. Moses James of Candia, aged 19. Mr. J. in company with two or three intimate friends, rode from Candia to Raymond to have a little sport in fishing and having been exposed during the afternoon to several showers, his clothes had become wet, and towards evening, seeing a cove on the opposite side of the river, he attempted to swim the river, (which was about eight or ten rods wide) in order to fish in the cove. He threw his fishing rod into the water... Read MORE...
New Hampshire Patriot & State Gazette - Concord, New Hampshire - July 28, 1828
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1828 - Drowning
Drowned, in Raymond, on the 16th inst. Mr. Moses James of Candia, aged 19. Mr. J. in company with two or three intimate friends, rode from Candia to Raymond to have a little sport in fishing and having been exposed during the afternoon to several showers, his clothes had become wet, and towards evening, seeing a cove on the opposite side of the river, he attempted to swim the river, (which was about eight or ten rods wide) in order to fish in the cove. He threw his fishing rod into the water... Read MORE...
New Hampshire Patriot & State Gazette - Concord, New Hampshire - July 28, 1828
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Webster, Massachusetts, USA
William Marcik, who probably never existed, killed himself fictitiously near Webster, Mass., last Saturday and at least two Illinois cities are claiming to have been his early home. Also, thereby, a Massachusetts news disseminating bureau has profited and two Illinois newspapers appear to have been fleeced.
Incidentally, The Journal-Gazette did not bite.
Saturday morning a message was received by The Journal-Gazette from a news bureau in Webster, Mass., stating briefly, i.e. query form,... Read MORE...
Journal Gazette - Mattoon, Illinois - July 28, 1913
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1913 - Does Anyone Know William Marcik? Instance of How at Least Two New Editors Bit in Going After Story.
William Marcik, who probably never existed, killed himself fictitiously near Webster, Mass., last Saturday and at least two Illinois cities are claiming to have been his early home. Also, thereby, a Massachusetts news disseminating bureau has profited and two Illinois newspapers appear to have been fleeced.
Incidentally, The Journal-Gazette did not bite.
Saturday morning a message was received by The Journal-Gazette from a news bureau in Webster, Mass., stating briefly, i.e. query form,... Read MORE...
Journal Gazette - Mattoon, Illinois - July 28, 1913
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Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
Rev. Father Dequoy of Contrecoeur, Que., is to-day 50 years a priest and his golden sacerdotal jubilee is being celebrated with great eclat. Archbishop Duhamel who was born in Contrecoeur is present at the jubilee ceremonies. Father Dequoy is 75 years of age, being born at L'Assomption, Que. in 1823. In 1846 he was a professor in the college of Joliette, Que., and two years later, in 1848, took holy orders. As a priest he has been stationed at Maskinonge, St. Gabriel de Brandon, Chateauguay,... Read MORE...
The Ottawa Journal - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - July 28, 1898
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1898 - 50 YEARS A PRIEST
Rev. Father Dequoy of Contrecoeur, Que., is to-day 50 years a priest and his golden sacerdotal jubilee is being celebrated with great eclat. Archbishop Duhamel who was born in Contrecoeur is present at the jubilee ceremonies. Father Dequoy is 75 years of age, being born at L'Assomption, Que. in 1823. In 1846 he was a professor in the college of Joliette, Que., and two years later, in 1848, took holy orders. As a priest he has been stationed at Maskinonge, St. Gabriel de Brandon, Chateauguay,... Read MORE...
The Ottawa Journal - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - July 28, 1898
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Milk Toast - Cut your bread rather thick, about three-quarters of an inch, allowing a slice for each person; toast it quickly before a bright fire to a rich brown; dip lightly into boiling water; butter each slice and pile in the bowl it is...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., September 29, 1880
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., July 21. - A. R. Nininger, president of the Huntsville Cotton Mill company, has closed a deal with Hon. Frank S. Moody, president of the Tuscaloosa Land company, for six lots on the Warrior river, branch of the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
Mr. Nininger and Mr. C. W. Hughes are here completing the organization of the Tuscaloosa Round Lap Bale company, which will be one of the largest cotton industries in the state.
The company will begin at once the erection of the press,... Read MORE...
The Asheville Register - Asheville, North Carolina - July 28, 1899
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1899 - NEW COTTON BALE PLANT. An Industry to Cost $2,000,000 Near Tuscaloosa, Ala.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., July 21. - A. R. Nininger, president of the Huntsville Cotton Mill company, has closed a deal with Hon. Frank S. Moody, president of the Tuscaloosa Land company, for six lots on the Warrior river, branch of the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
Mr. Nininger and Mr. C. W. Hughes are here completing the organization of the Tuscaloosa Round Lap Bale company, which will be one of the largest cotton industries in the state.
The company will begin at once the erection of the press,... Read MORE...
The Asheville Register - Asheville, North Carolina - July 28, 1899
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Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
On July 28, 1945, tragedy struck New York City when a United States Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building. The bomber, en route to Newark Airport from Massachusetts, encountered thick fog, severely limiting visibility. At around 9:40 a.m., the aircraft, flying at about 200 mph, struck the north side of the Empire State Building between the 78th and 80th floors, hitting with such force that parts of the plane went through the building and landed on the roof... Read MORE...
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
July 28, 1945
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July 28, 1945: A U.S. bomber flying through thick fog at about 200 mph crashed into the 79th floor of New York's Empire State Building, killing 14 people
On July 28, 1945, tragedy struck New York City when a United States Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building. The bomber, en route to Newark Airport from Massachusetts, encountered thick fog, severely limiting visibility. At around 9:40 a.m., the aircraft, flying at about 200 mph, struck the north side of the Empire State Building between the 78th and 80th floors, hitting with such force that parts of the plane went through the building and landed on the roof... Read MORE...
The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
July 28, 1945
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
Arguments should never be maintained with heat and clamour, though we believe or know ourselves
to be in the right: we should give our opinions modestly and coolly; and, if that will not do, endeavour to change the conversation by saying, 'We shall ...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Oneonta, New York, USA
ONEONTA, N. Y., July 27. - The largest conflagration which has been seen in Oneonta for years broke out at 3:45 this morning in the drug store of N. J. Ford, at No. 162 Main-street. A prompt alarm was sounded, but it was over half an hour before the department got a stream on the blaze. In the meantime the fire was raging vigorously inside the building, and breaking through the roof, had communicated with the roof of Willahan's bakery, which adjoined on the south side. It also communicated with ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 28, 1881
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1881 - A GREAT FIRE IN A SMALL TOWN. ONEONTA'S PRINCIPAL BUSINESS HOUSES DESTROYED - THE LOSS $50,000.
ONEONTA, N. Y., July 27. - The largest conflagration which has been seen in Oneonta for years broke out at 3:45 this morning in the drug store of N. J. Ford, at No. 162 Main-street. A prompt alarm was sounded, but it was over half an hour before the department got a stream on the blaze. In the meantime the fire was raging vigorously inside the building, and breaking through the roof, had communicated with the roof of Willahan's bakery, which adjoined on the south side. It also communicated with ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 28, 1881
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Covington, Kentucky, USA
Train Lurch Finds Men On Car Off Guard and They Fall Under Wheels.
Special to The Courier-Journal dated Wednesday morning, July 28, 1920
Covington, Ky., July 27 - The exchange of greetings during their first meeting as members of the same switching crew in the C. & O. Railroad yards in Covington proved fatal Tuesday morning for two brothers, Bernard Rusche, 23 years old, and Joseph J. Rusche, 28.
Within half an hour of the time they were to have been relieved of duty, the brothers... Read MORE...
The Courier-Journal - Kentucky - July 28, 1920
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1920 - Brothers' Greetings Bring Death to Both!
Train Lurch Finds Men On Car Off Guard and They Fall Under Wheels.
Special to The Courier-Journal dated Wednesday morning, July 28, 1920
Covington, Ky., July 27 - The exchange of greetings during their first meeting as members of the same switching crew in the C. & O. Railroad yards in Covington proved fatal Tuesday morning for two brothers, Bernard Rusche, 23 years old, and Joseph J. Rusche, 28.
Within half an hour of the time they were to have been relieved of duty, the brothers... Read MORE...
The Courier-Journal - Kentucky - July 28, 1920
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Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
PASSENGERS LOST LIVES.
VICTIMS WERE ALL WOMEN AND CHILDREN - OTHER PASSENGERS BADLY BURNED BEFORE BOAT WAS BEACHED.
(Associated Press.)
Auburn, N.Y., July 27. -- The steamboat Frontenac was burned opposite Farley's Point, Lake Cayuga, today. Nine lives were lost. The victims were all women and children, several other passengers being severely burned before the boat was beached. The bodies of the drowned were recovered.
The Dead.
The dead are:
MRS. HOMER GENUNG, Freeville, N.Y.
CARL ... Read MORE...
Waterloo Times-Tribune - Iowa - July 28, 1907
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1907 - BIG STEAMER BURNS; NINE LIVES LOST. THE FRONTENAC WAS AN OLD SIDE WHEELER CARRYING CREW OF TWELVE.
PASSENGERS LOST LIVES.
VICTIMS WERE ALL WOMEN AND CHILDREN - OTHER PASSENGERS BADLY BURNED BEFORE BOAT WAS BEACHED.
(Associated Press.)
Auburn, N.Y., July 27. -- The steamboat Frontenac was burned opposite Farley's Point, Lake Cayuga, today. Nine lives were lost. The victims were all women and children, several other passengers being severely burned before the boat was beached. The bodies of the drowned were recovered.
The Dead.
The dead are:
MRS. HOMER GENUNG, Freeville, N.Y.
CARL ... Read MORE...
Waterloo Times-Tribune - Iowa - July 28, 1907
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1854 July 28 - Joseph Emery, lately the Postmaster at New Vineyard, has been sentenced to the State prison for ten years, for purloining letters from the mail.
The Athens Post
Athens, Tennessee
July 28, 1854
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1888 Four saloon-keepers at Trenton, N. J., were sent to jail for six months each on the 25th for selling liquor on Sunday.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 28, 1888
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1888 The wife, daughter and two grandchildren of W. B. Jones were drowned by the upsetting of a boat on the 21st on a pond at Brookfield, Mass.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 28, 1888
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The Athens Post
Athens, Tennessee
July 28, 1854
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1888 Four saloon-keepers at Trenton, N. J., were sent to jail for six months each on the 25th for selling liquor on Sunday.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 28, 1888
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1888 The wife, daughter and two grandchildren of W. B. Jones were drowned by the upsetting of a boat on the 21st on a pond at Brookfield, Mass.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 28, 1888
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1869 Alcohol from Soap Grease and Garbage
A company has been formed in Chicago, and will soon be in operation, for distilling alcohol and extracting soap grease from ordinary city garbage. It is estimated that each barrel of garbage will yield three pounds of soap grease and four gallons of proof spirits.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
July 28, 1869
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1886 July 28 - CENT'L DIST. COURT - Woodward, J.
Tuesday, July 27th. - Frances Poland, an herb doctress, was in court for committing an assault on Mrs. Jane Baker in Sutton. The defendant, who is quite a wanderer, is now living in Sutton. A few nights ago her house was set fire to and partially destroyed, and the assault grew out of her accusing Mrs. Baker's son with the deed. A fine of $10 and costs was imposed; appealed.
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Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Massachusetts
July 28, 1886
A company has been formed in Chicago, and will soon be in operation, for distilling alcohol and extracting soap grease from ordinary city garbage. It is estimated that each barrel of garbage will yield three pounds of soap grease and four gallons of proof spirits.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
July 28, 1869
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1886 July 28 - CENT'L DIST. COURT - Woodward, J.
Tuesday, July 27th. - Frances Poland, an herb doctress, was in court for committing an assault on Mrs. Jane Baker in Sutton. The defendant, who is quite a wanderer, is now living in Sutton. A few nights ago her house was set fire to and partially destroyed, and the assault grew out of her accusing Mrs. Baker's son with the deed. A fine of $10 and costs was imposed; appealed.
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Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Massachusetts
July 28, 1886
America - Did you know?
1971 - No Pig Greasing in ContestsSince 1971, in Minnesota, it has been considered a misdemeanor to operate, run, or participate in any activity where a pig is oiled up and released with the object of being recaptured—and the same goes for...Read MORE...
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Quebec - Did you know?
In 1977, a law was passed in Quebec, Law 101, the charter of the French language. This law defined French as the only official language in the province of Quebec. By this law, education, communication, trade and the economy must be in French. A...Read MORE...weleaf.nl
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